PUTS 2014 - THE 1ST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON THE POSITIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE

The PUTS-14 workshop is an annual workshop for researchers in technology and science that will be held in Banjul, The Gambia. PUTS-14 seeks papers on positive uses of technology and science within the Sub-Saharan African region.
Location: The University of The Gambia.
Deadline Submission: 8 March 2014
Date: 19 March 2014
Submit Paper: Click following link to submit paper https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=puts14
Topics: Possible topics include, but are not limited to:
Health information technology
Open source software
Technology innovation
Techno-entrepreneurship
Networking
Mobile learning
Cyber security
Manufacturing robotics
Surgical technology
Military defense technology
Proceedings will be published in a book with Common Ground Publishing's Technology, Knowledge, and Society or IGI Global. Only proceedings published with a minimum of 8 pages single spaced will be included in the book. However only abstracts will be published in the general proceedings booklet. The format for full papers can be found at http://mdslab.unime.it/fsci11/authors_information-... The book will be titled "Handbook of Research on Sub-Saharan African Innovations in Technology and Science".
*For those not affiliated with The University of The Gambia the fee is $100.00 USD for registration. Payment will occur via PayPal. Submit payment to maurice.e.dawson-AT-gmail.com for PUTS-14. Each registered and paid individual will be eligible for full book submission, certificate of attendance, and certificate of presentation.
Hotels: See http://www.hotelscombined.com/Place/Banjul.htm for a list of affordable hotels in the Banjul or Serrekunda which is nearby.
Program Chair:
Dr. Maurice Dawson
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
Department of Management and Marketing
College of Business and Public Affairs
P.O. Box 429
Normal, Alabama 35762
+1-256-372-4801
maurice.e.dawson-AT-gmail.com